Senior Project Manager_694

Senior Project Manager_694

Title: Senior Project Manager

Type: 12 month Contract

Multiple opportunities exist for mid to senior level Project Managers. Qualified candidates must have formal PMO experience. Must be well rounded project manager with solid core skill set. PMP certification required or exam date must be committed.

Primary Role

• Responsible for the scoping, planning, and execution of multiple IT projects of various sizes in budget and staff using appropriate Project Management Methodology.
• Additional responsibilities include managing budgets, schedule, issues, risks, resource management, and status reporting.
• Successfully manages the day-to-day activities of projects through the project life cycle from initiation to closure including participating in requirements gathering, system analysis/design, development/configuration, testing and implementation phases.
• Assumes ownership of the project deliverables and results.
• Acts as primary liaison between the business and the various ITS teams as well as Sr. Management.

Key Accountabilities

• Performs a project ownership role, providing planning, direction, coordination, and daily supervision to the project team to ensure the objectives and tasks of the project are accomplished on time and within budget.
• Consults with the business departments and process owners in defining business requirements and ensuring the solution meets those requirements.
• Ensures that the project team follows proper life cycle development techniques, PMO processes and procedures, and company and internal policies and practices. Prepares projects for the ITS Steering Committee & CIMC governance.
• Ensures the project deliverables are stored and maintained in the project repository and meet all documentation requirements for quality.
• Identifies, tracks, escalates, and helps solve project issues, conflicts, and problems.
• Identifies and tracks project risks and mitigates risks that jeopardize the project deliverables.
• Forecasts project costs, resource requirements, and timelines. Works with ITS Managers and Human Resources to staff for each phase of the project. Manages changes in project scope via the Scope Change process.

Skills

• Must have experience working in an enterprise environment.
• Strong interpersonal, people and people management skills (e.g. listening, coaching, facilitating, tact/diplomacy, employee relations, development, motivation, team building).
• Consulting, client relations skills and customer service orientation.
• Excellent planning, time management and organization skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including presentation expertise.
• Knowledge of IT system environments/platforms and development tools.

Requirements

• PMP (or exam date must be committed).
• 7 years of Project Management experience.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Financial/budget management experience

Partner's Consulting is a reputable, Nationally Certified Women Owned Business Enterprise Information Technology Consulting and Recruiting firm based in the Philadelphia area. We have built personal relationships with our clients over the years, and work with hiring managers directly on all our open positions. Our core values are focused on the highest level of professional dedication to our client's requirements coupled with our desire to partner for joint success.

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